Grand Alliance and Cog Ship Work Flow

     Start at the bottom and work your way up:

1. Paint waves a shade of blue; use something bright
2. Paint super structure and mast a dark brown color
3. Paint oars a light brown or tan color
4. Paint sails white or an off white color. Vary the colors a bit on the sails
5. To help identifying each vessel of the same type, paint banners different colors on each vessel
6. Go back and dry brush a contrasting color on waves
7. Using white add dry brushing to some of the waves crests 
8. Dry brush two shades of brown to add contrast to the ships super structure
9. Add some shading and highlights to the sails